Municipalities regularly communicate about topics that are technical by nature, including budgets, tax limits, ballot questions such as Proposition 2½, fee changes, grant funding, and capital planning. When residents struggle to understand these materials, the issue...
Welcome to this week’s Astro-Strategic Solutions Weekly Municipal Horoscope, where the stars meet standing meetings and winter operations are officially in full swing. By now, inboxes are no longer pretending to be calm, calendars are packed, and everyone’s realizing...
Designing for the Work Ahead The start of a new year always brings a moment to pause and take stock. For many communities, that reflection isn’t just about what’s next on the calendar; it’s about whether the tools they rely on to communicate are actually keeping pace...
Training That Meets You Where You Are. At Capital Strategic Solutions (CSS), we understand the communications pressures organizations face today—media scrutiny, fast-moving emergencies, and the expectation to build trust across digital channels. Leaders and staff need...
Welcome to this week’s Astro-Strategic Solutions Weekly Municipal Horoscope and happy New Year to the municipal teams carrying us from one calendar year into the next. This is that strange stretch where the year is ending, the new one is about to begin, and somehow...